Using Technology to Improve the Future

As  addressed in the readings, technology has the potential to both solve  global social problems and make them worse. For example, technological  devices that can interact with the environment have the potential to  reduce world hunger by helping to increase food production in developing  countries. However, some technological advancements—such as weapons of  war and automated assembly lines—can threaten life through armed  conflict, and pollution of the environment can increase poverty by  eliminating jobs.

Do  advancements in technology pose any direct and/or indirect threats to  the global environment? Choose one advancement and provide two examples  of direct or indirect threats in your explanation.